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Yuuda nɛ Tamaarɩ pɔ-tɔm
1 Alɩwaatʋ ndʋ tɩ-taa, Yuuda kʋyɩ ɛ-ɖalaa nɛ e-newaa pɔ-cɔlɔ nɛ ewolo Aduulam tɛtʋ taa, abalʋ weyi payaɣ se Hiiraa yɔ, ɛ-tɛ. 2 Ewobi peeye lɛ, ɛna Kanaanɩ tʋ weyi payaɣ se, Suwaa yɔ, ɛ-pɛlɛ, ɛkpaɣ-ɩ nɛ ɛ́lɛ kɛ ɛ-halʋ. Ɛ nɛ ɛ́lɛ pacaɣaɣ lɛ, 3 ɛ́lɛ haɣ hoa nɛ ɛlʋlɩ abalɩbɩɣa nɛ Yuuda yaa-kɛ se, Ɛɛrɩ. 4 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Halʋ ɛnʋ, ɛtasɩ haɣʋ nɛ ɛlʋlɩ abalɩbɩɣa lɛɛka nɛ ɛyaa-kɛ se, Oonaanɩ. 5 Pʋbʋ wayɩ lɛ, ɛtasɩ ɖɔɖɔ lʋlʋʋ abalɩbɩɣa nɛ ɛyaa kaka se, Seelaa. Alɩwaatʋ ńdʋ lɛ, Yuuda ñaawɛ Keziivi tɛtʋ taa.
6 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yuuda caa pɛlɛ weyi payaɣ se, Tamaarɩ a yɔ nɛ ɛcɛlɛ ɛ-pɩyalʋ kajalaɣ ñɩnʋ Ɛɛrɩ, nɛ ɛ́lɛ kpaɣ-ɩ. 7 Ɛlɛ, Yuuda pɩyalʋ Ɛɛrɩ ɛnʋ ɛ-tɔm taakɛdɩnɩ KƖPAƔLƲ nɛ ɛ́lɛ yele nɛ ɛsɩ. 8 Peeye Yuuda heyi Oonaanɩ se, ɛnʋ kɩlɩnɩ ñɔtɩnaʋ ɛ-ɖalʋ weyi ɛsɩba yɔ, ɛsɩm mbʋ pɩwɛɛ se ɛla yɔ. Pɩwɛɛ se, éyele pɩtɩŋnɩ ɛ-yɔɔ nɛ ɛ-ɖalʋ hiɣ piya nɛ ɛ́lɛ lʋlʋʋ ɛtaaɖɩ. Pʋ-yɔɔ lɛ, ɛ́hɔ ɛ́lɛ lelu. 9 Oonaanɩ na keɣlee se, pɩɣa ŋ́ga kaakaɣ kɛʋ ɛ-ñɩŋga. Pʋ-yɔɔ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ewoki se ɛ nɛ ɛ-ɖalʋ halʋ pasʋʋ lɛ, ɛwɛɛkɩɣ ɛ-abalɩtʋ nɛ ɛlɔʋ tata yem se, ɛtaalʋlɩ ɛ-ɖalʋʋ, pɩɣa. 10 Ɛ-lakasɩ ńzɩ sɩtɛkɛdɩnɩ KƖPAƔLƲ nɛ ɛ́lɛ yele nɛ ɛsɩ ɖɔɖɔ. 11 Ɖɩnɛɛ Yuuda heyi e-wolu Tamaarɩ se, ɛzɩma mbʋ ɛkɛ lelu yɔ, ɛpɩsɩ ɛ-caa tɛ nɛ pɩkɔɔ pɩsɩnɩ alɩwaatʋ ndʋ ɛnʋ pɩyalʋ Seelaa paɣlaa yɔ. Pʋ-yɔɔ Tamaarɩ kpema ɛcaɣ ɛ-caa tɛ. Toovenim lɛ, Yuuda maɣzaɣ se, pɩfɛyɩ se Seelaa ɛsɩ ɖɔɖɔ ɛzɩ ɛ-ɖalaa yɔ.
12 Alɩwaatʋ sakɩyɛ wayɩ lɛ, Yuuda halʋ Suwaa pɛlɛ sɩ. Ɛtɛm ɛ-halʋ kʋñɔŋ caɣʋ lɛ, ɛ nɛ ɛ-taabalʋ Aduulam tʋ, weyi payaɣ se, Hiiraa yɔ, pakpa Timinaa tɛtʋ taa, mba pahʋŋ heŋ hʋndʋ yɔ, pɔ-cɔlɔ. 13 Tamaarɩ nɩwa se, ɛ-panja woki Timinaa se ɛhʋ e-heŋ hʋndʋ lɛ, 14 ɛhɔzɩ e-lelitu wondu nɛ ehuuzi ɛ-ñʋʋ yɔɔ kɛtɛɛka se, pataasɩm-ɩ. Ɛlabɩ ḿbʋ lɛ, ewolo ɛcaɣ Eyinayim tɛtʋ ndʋ tɩwɛ Timinaa nʋmɔʋ taa yɔ, tɩ-nɔɔ yɔɔ. Toovenim lɛ, ɛɛnawa se, Seelaa kapaɣlaa, ɛlɛ, peteyele se, ɛmalɩnɩ ɛ́lɛ. 15 Yuuda talaa lɛ, ɛmaɣnɩ Tamaarɩ eehuuzi ɛ-ɛza yɔɔ nɛ ɛkpaɣ-ɩ ɛzɩ halʋ acɛyɛ tʋ nɔɔyʋ yɔ. 16 Peeye ewobi ɛ-cɔlɔ nʋmɔʋ nɔɔ nɛ eheyi-i se, ɛnʋ sɔɔlaa se, ɛ́lɛ etisi ɛ nɛ ɩ pacaɣ. Ɛtaatɩlɩ se e-wolu. Tamaarɩ pɔzɩ-ɩ se, ɛbɛɛ ɛhaɣ ɛnʋʋ pʋ-yɔɔ? 17 Ɖɩnɛɛ Yuuda cosaa se, ɛnʋ tiyiɣni-i ɛ-pʋŋ taa, pimbiɣa nakɛyɛ. Ɛ́lɛ kitini-i se, pɩ́kɛ mbʋʋ toovenim, ɛlɛ, pɩwɛɛ se ɛ́cɛlɩ ɛnʋʋ nabʋyʋ nɛ pɩ́kɛnɩ yʋsaɣ nɛ pʋcɔ. 18 Peeye Yuuda pɔzɩ-ɩ se, ɛbɛɛ ɛsɔɔlaa? Tamaarɩ cosi se, mbʋ ɛñɩkɩɣnɩ nesi yɔ, nɛ pi-nimaɣ nɛ ɖaʋ ŋgʋ ɛɖɔkaa yɔ. Peeye ɛ́lɛ kpaɣ pɩtɩŋa payɩ nɛ ɛ́cɛlɩ-ɩ nɛ ɛ nɛ ɩ pacaɣ nɛ ɛhaɣ hoa. 19 Pɛtɛm caɣʋ ḿbʋ lɛ, ɛkʋyɩ nɛ ekpe. Ɛtalɩ ɛ-tɛ lɛ, ekuli ɛ-ñʋʋ yɔɔ kɛtɛɛka nɛ ɛɖaɣnɩ suu e-lelitu wondu.
20 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, Yuuda cɛlɩ ɛ-taabalʋ Aduulam tʋ pimbiɣa se, ewona nɛ ɛcɛlɩ halʋ ɛnʋ nɛ ɛmʋ ɛ́lɛ cɔlɔ mbʋ ɛɛcɛlɩ-ɩ yɔ. Ɛ́lɛ ñowoba lɛ, ɛtana halʋ ɛnʋ. 21 Peeye ɛpɔzɩ Enaayim ñɩma se, lee halʋ acɛyɛ tʋ weyi ɛɛwɛ nʋmɔʋ nɔɔ peeye yɔ, ɛwɛɛ? Paba cosi se, pɩtɛ halʋ nɔɔyʋ taatɩɩwɛʋ ḿba-tɛ peeye kaʋ. 22 Ɛ́lɛ pɩsɩ nɛ eheyi Yuuda se ɛtana-ɩ, se, halɩ peeye ñɩma heyi ɛnʋ se, pɩtɛ halʋ nɔɔyʋ taatɩɩwɛʋ pɛ-tɛ peeye kaʋ. 23 Mbʋʋ Yuuda kitinaa se, halʋ ɛnʋ ɛ́kpaɣ wondu ndʋ! Se, ḿba ɛtaaɖʋ pa-tɩ fɛyɛ. Toovenim lɛ, ɛnʋ tiyini pimbiɣa nɛ ɛnʋʋ ɛ-taabalʋ ewolo nɛ ɛtana halʋ ɛnʋ.
24 Fenasɩ naadozo wayɩ lɛ, nɔɔyʋ wolo eheyi Yuuda se, e-wolu Tamaarɩ labɩ acɛyɛ. Halɩ ɛ nɛ hoa! Peeye Yuuda ha nɔɔ se, palɩnɩ-ɩ nɛ pɔsɔbɩ-ɩ miŋ nɛ ɛ-ɛza.
25 Palɩɣaɣnɩ Tamaarɩ lɛ, ɛcɛlɩ wondu ndʋ ɛ-panja kɛcɛlɩ-ɩ yɔ: mbʋ pañɩkɩɣnɩ nesi yɔ, nɛ pi-nimaɣ nɛ ɖaʋ se, powona pawɩlɩ ɛ-panja ɛnʋ nɛ peheyi-i se, ɛcɔnɩ wondu ndʋ nɛ ɛna se, atɩnɩ-tʋ. Se, abalʋ weyi ɛtɩnɩ wondu ndʋ yɔ, ɛnʋ tɩna ɛnʋ hoa. 26 Ɛ́lɛ cɔnɩ-tʋ lɛ, ɛtɔ se Tamaarɩ wɛnɩ toovenim nɛ pɩkɩlɩ ɛnʋ, se, ɛkɩlɩ ɛnʋʋ weewee. Mbʋ pʋyɔɔ yɔ, pɩɩwɛɛ se ɛnʋ eyele ɛmalɩnɩ ɛnʋ pɩyalʋ Seelaa. Ɛlɛ, ɛnʋ tala mbʋ.
Pɩkpaɣʋnɩ pu-wiye yɔ, Yuuda tatasɩ ɛ-yɔɔ sʋʋ kaʋ.
27 Tamaarɩ kɔma se ɛlʋlʋʋ lɛ, pana se ɖomaa wɛnɩ ɛ-taa. 28 Ɛlʋlaɣ lɛ, pa-taa lɛlʋ lɩzɩ e-nesi nɛ halʋlɩsɩyʋ kpa-sɩ nɛ ɛta sɩ-taa pɩsaɖʋʋ kɩsɛmʋʋ nɛ ɛtɔ se, ɛnɛ ɛcalɩnɩ lɩʋ. 29 Ɛyɔɔdɩ ḿbʋ lɛ, ɛ́lɛ pɩsɩnɩ e-nesi nɛ piyele e-ɖomɖa lɩɩ. Ɖɩnɛɛ halʋlɩsɩyʋ kitinaa se, nɔnɔɔ ŋgaa ɛtʋlɩ ḿbʋ yɔ? Pʋ-yɔɔ Yuuda ya-ɩ se Pɛɛrɛɛcɩ, pʋ-tɔbʋʋ se, nɔnɔɔ tʋlʋʋ. 30 Pʋwayɩ lɛ, e-ɖomɖa weyi paatam e-nesi taa pɩsaɖʋʋ kɩsɛmʋʋ yɔ, ɛ́lɛ ñalɩɩ nɛ payaa-ɩ se, Zeeraa b.